"Insane-level service by bar waitresses; surprisingly good but limited entertainment (nothing going on in the day); average food, even in the pay restaurants, but no bad meals; some of the worst shore excursions I've ever been on; one of the easiest embarkations ever and the easiest debark in more than 10 cruises (I literally walked off the ship, no line, and was on the street in San Diego in minutes).They seemed to have a vast repertoire but chose to play the same songs over and over (perhaps because no one was in the audience and they were using the time to practice), but one of their first shows was one of the best things I've seen/heard on a cruise ship...."Read More
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We took this cruise the week of April 16, 2023 and although we did have a good time, it was not because of anything NCL did. We had Priority Boarding and found the staff in San Diego to be very unhelpful. There was no process for explaining or assisting with Priority Boarding which we paid extra for. Seemed like it was simply a charge without any service. My wife asked a NCL representative how we ...
Insane-level service by bar waitresses; surprisingly good but limited entertainment (nothing going on in the day); average food, even in the pay restaurants, but no bad meals; some of the worst shore excursions I've ever been on; one of the easiest embarkations ever and the easiest debark in more than 10 cruises (I literally walked off the ship, no line, and was on the street in San Diego in ...
We are Latitudes - Platinum and have cruised with NCL more than 20 times; on the Jewel at least 4 of them. The things that stood out for us were the obvious cutbacks; some good, some not-so-good. The 'house' wine served at the Latitudes cocktail party was undrinkable.
There are no more chocolate Latitudes gifts or chocolates on pillows at turn down. There is no longer a 'Welcome Back' party. ...
My wife and I have been on numerous cruises (4th with Norwegian) I must say that I was very disappointed in this one. Embarkation too a LONG time. There were very long lines and they didn't have enough people to check everyone in. We had a mid ship balcony cabin (1072). The cabin I must say was very nice and very well maintained. The shower was a good size with great water pressure. The only thing ...
This was our second tour of duty on the Jewel, first time was on an Alaskan cruise in July 2016. I like the Jewel as it's easy to navigate and doesn't have endless corridors like those mega ships.
Embarkation was pretty quick. Lots of parking at the cruise terminal ($18/day) and after dropping off our luggage, we were on the ship within 10-minutes.
With this itinerary, we were going to a ...
We chose this cruise line because it left from our local cruise port in San Pedro Ca. Very few cruise lines now leave from California in the Los Angeles area. The itinerary is one we have done before. It is nice but not exciting. Of the three ports visited Cabo San Lucas is the nicest, followed by Puerto Vallarta the Mazatlan. Mazatlan has the problem of having almost all things to see or shop at ...
We live just a 20 minute drive from the los angeles pier and it was a convenient itinerary for us to book this one week cruise.
We have sailed on the norwegian jade from houston to barcelona and the cruise critic group made that cruise the most fun all week long with gatherings and gaming with lcr dice games. We did have the beverage and dining package for this cruise.
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Service was odd. It seemed like a lot of staff was missing. We had to wait for service quite often. Drinks not arriving till after appetizers served. Waited with menus sitting in front of us for long periods of time. We weren't very pleased with our stateroom. Steward was pretty non-existent. We kept getting a sewer smell in our stateroom that they couldn't figure out. The same smell other ...
This is my 3rd cruise on Norwegian, twice on the Jewel and once on the Escape. My previous cruise on the Jewel in 2015 (Alaska) was overall a far better experience. My 2016 cruise on the Escape (Caribbean) was amazing. To be fair my experience on this 2017 cruise on the Jewel (Mexican Riviera) was amazing when compared to say any cruise offered by a line like Carnival, but when compared to past ...
Unfortunately, this cruise started out poorly and never really got much better. My husband has an issue with standing for extended periods of time, so we requested an "assisted boarding". I made sure we had the documentation stating we requested the assisted boarding but that didn't help. When we arrived, I requested assistance but was told to have him sit on the concrete benches while I stood in ...